Charity Doubles Tourney, July 14-15

May 11, 2012 | By Alex

Calling all tennis players who love to compete and give back to our community at the same time!
Join us for the  Annual ACTA Charity Doubles Tournament, our first charity tournament of 2012. The tournament will be held July 14-15, 2012.  Play in the tournament for your chance to win free tickets to this year’s Citi Open in Washington, DC (formerly known as the Legg Mason Tennis Classic)!!!



REGISTRATION IS OPEN

The registration fee is a minimum donation of $35 per person this year. $5 will go directly to Arlington County for the court fees. The remaining $30 will go directly to any one of the three charities listed below as a tax-exempt donation. If you pay for yourself and your partner, the cost is a minimum of a $70 donation with $10 going to Arlington County and the rest going to one of the charities of your choice. The registration deadline is 11PM June 30th.

There will be 6 divisions:

  • Men’s 8.0 and above
  • Men’s 7.5 and below
  • Women’s 8.0 and above
  • Women’s 7.5 and below
  • Mixed 8.0 and above
  • Mixed 7.5 and below

The charities we will be supporting are:

  1. Doorways for Women and Families (http://www.doorwaysva.org)
  2. Arlington Food Assistance Center (http://www.afacinfo.org/index.html)
  3. Arlington-Alexandria Coalition for the Homeless (http://www.aachhomeless.org/)

Date: July 14nd and 15rd (in the case of inclement weather, the tournament dates will be pushed to the following weekend)

Location: Arlington tennis courts.  Specific court locations will be finalized after registration If you don’t have a partner but still want to play, you may still register and we will pair you up with another partner given that there are available single registrants. The registration fee for single players is a minimum of $35 donation. If we do not find a player match for you, we can refund your money.  Otherwise your registration is non-refundable. Registration for the tournament is open now!  http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3521180947.  Please forward this link to anyone else you think might be interested.

Please contact  armstrongvt@gmail.com if you have any questions.